As a fan, do you prefer the Rugby World Cup or the British and Irish Lions tour?

[Leonormous Boozer]

1. URC (Depending on next week)
2. Autumn Internationals (but only ones strictly in the test window)
3. Summer Internationals (Since 2018)
4.The Heineken Cup
5. 6 Nations (but not this year)
6. The Champions Cup (Ignoring the final and semi final stages)
7. World Cup Warm-ups

Don't think I've forgotten anything important.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

1. URC

Maybe if we're ranking biggest poopy tournaments worldwide 2k25

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Maybe if we're ranking biggest poopy tournaments worldwide 2k25

Poopily good tournaments actually.

 

[Rinkadink]

1. My club.
2. Everything else.

I think the World Cup is more important to the sport of rugby than the Lions but as a B&I player, a Lions call up is special as is the tour itself and we shouldn't devalue it. They're different things and that's just great.

 

[Rinkadink]

This belongs in the controversial opinions thread.

Perhaps, but given you're from Oz I don't think you understand the connection and passion people have for their clubs. Mine far surpasses any kind of national attachment (although my nations are split given mixed heritage/family) - I'd rather Bristol won a Champions Cup than any of my countries picked up a World Cup. If it were theoretically possible I'd also trade a Six Nations win for a Premiership or Challenge Cup title, etc.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

In terms of what I'd want to see my teams win it'd be:

1. World Cup
2. Grand Slam
3. Champions Cup
4. URC
5. 6n Championship

And then I'd have Ireland's series win in NZ as bigger than a GS and the one in Oz bigger than a URC.

Fortunate enough to have seen all but the obvious multiple times. Add 11 Irish golf major winners and unprecedented success in the Olympics since London and I consider myself fairly spoilt as an Irish fan on the world stage.

Lions just doesn't register beyond @Rinkadink 's point of what it means to the players and being happy for them individually and for the club having the most Lions reps ever from a single team.

 

[Derpus]

Perhaps, but given you're from Oz I don't think you understand the connection and passion people have for their clubs. Mine far surpasses any kind of national attachment (although my nations are split given mixed heritage/family) - I'd rather Bristol won a Champions Cup than any of my countries picked up a World Cup. If it were theoretically possible I'd also trade a Six Nations win for a Premiership or Challenge Cup ***le, etc.

Ironically my wife is Bristolian